Detailed documentation of the "World of Tomorrow" in beautiful Kodachrome.


This movie is part of the collection: Community Video

Producer: Medicus (P.)
Audio/Visual: sound, color
Keywords: 1939 New York World's Fair

Creative Commons license: Public Domain

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Reviewer: Eric in Descanso, CA. - - February 20, 2009
Subject: Shot List
R1-3: George Jessel's Old New York (continued): outdoor stage show (dancing girls, dwarf versus strongman, overweight dancers, flapper and keystone cops, juggler, balancing act, can-can), the giant revolving cash register (which posted the daily fair attendance), barker for "Jack Sheridan's Magazine Covers" (topless women posing as magazine covers), Artists' Village marquee, “Silver Streak,” observation crane ride, views of midway, Frank Buck’s "Bring Em Back Alive" exhibit (African drummers, man riding on an elephant, orangutan in sailor hat and smoking, crowd shots, artificial monkey mountain, monkey w/ balloon, camel ride), "Nature's Mistakes" sideshow marquee, Water-Bugs (bumper boats), sideshow, "Chester Hale's Extasie," (barker, interior shots with topless Salome dance), Fountain Lake at Night, fireworks (19:34)